El Topo (1970)
Jul 21, 2000Surrealist Zen Western
Cult film from Alejandro Jodorowsky, a surrealistic Western that comes with an incoherent mishmash of symbolism, Zen mysticism and 1960s raised consciousness
Alejandro Jodorowsky
The Holy Mountain (1973)
Dec 21, 2000Transcendental Mysticism
A key work in the cult of Alejandro Jodorowsky in which he plays a character called The Alchemist who guides a group on a mystical awakening. Surreal, challenging and mind-expanding
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
Apr 4, 2014Documentary About Alejandro Jodorowsky's Failed Dune Production
Fascinating documentary about one of the most amazing films never made – director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s planned adaptation of Dune in the mid-1970s. The creative team and cast assembled for the production boggle the mind, the glimpses we get of the designs and shots are out of this world
The Dance of Reality (2013)
Jul 21, 2014Surreal Autobiography
The first film in 24 years from Alejandro Jodorowsky, a surreal journey through his own childhood. Gone is Jodorowsky, the mad prophet of El Topo, replaced by a warm, wryly self-reflexive Jodorowsky looking back in on his own life
Endless Poetry (2016)
Oct 15, 2016Surreal Autobiography
At the age of 87, Alejandro Jodorowsky makes second of his autobiographical films following The Dance of Reality. In Jodorowsky's hands, the story of his adolescence is turned into a gaudy and gloriously surreal mardi gras